Despite the central role of general anesthesia in modern healthcare, the frequency of anesthesia-related morbidity resulting from the toxicity and non-specificity of anesthetic drugs remains high. Among the key behavioral states of general anesthesia is antinociception (reduced sensitivity to pain). Within the nociceptive pathway in the brain and the central nervous system, the periaqueductal g...

of the Dissertation Three Essays on Asset Pricing, Portfolio Choice and Behavioral Finance.

This paper analyzes the investment decisions of insured banks under fixed-rate deposit insurance. The model takes into account the charter value and allows banks to dynamically revise their asset portfolios. Trade-offs exist between preserving the charter and exploiting deposit insurance. The optimal bank portfolio problem is solved analytically for a constant charter value. In any audit period...

This paper, adopting the recursive multiple-priors utility, studies the optimal consumption and portfolio choice in a Merton-style model with anticipation when there is a difference between ambiguity and risk. The fundamental issue is what the effects of ambiguity and anticipation on the investor’s behavior are. In the case of a logarithmic felicity function, the paper also shows that no hedgin...

Let MPT (v, 2) denote a maximum packing of triples of order v and index 2. An MPT (v, 2) is called simple if it contains no repeated triples. It is proved in this paper that for v > 2 and any even 2, the necessary and sufficient condition for the embedding of a simple MPT(v,2) in a simple MPT(u,).) is u >/2v + 1.

Weighted utility models attempt to account for risk preferences in terms of an expectation-like equation applied to the subjective evaluation of probabilities and outcomes, while Portfolio theory assumes that risk preference is a function of expected value and perceived risk. A pair of empirical predictions which contrasts Portfolio theory with all weighted utility models is derived and tested....

s should be submitted by January 31 , 1999 to: George Bause, M.D., P.O. Box 431 00, Cleveland, OH 44143 U.S.A. (440) 446-0120 (voice), (440) 605-9455 (fax), [email protected] Conference Hotel: Swallow Royal Hotel, College Green, Bristol BS 1 5TA, England. 011-441 17-925-5200 (voice), 011-44-1 17-925-1515 (fax). Registration materials for the meeting will be mailed in February, 1999. Anesthesia His...

Currently, anesthesiologists-resuscitators have a large number of sedatives (hypnotics, general anesthetics, anxiolytics), but many them, in addition to the main action, give side effects or do not provide optimal sedation. On other hand, there are new modern drugs for sedation, thus, need correct existing regimens sedative therapy is quite timely and necessary. The aim study was examine advant...

In the book ”Contemporary Endoscopic Spine Surgery”, edited by Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Jorge Felipe Ramírez León, and Anthony Yeung, information on history of spinal endoscopy is provided. A number aspects surgery are covered, in particular pain, preoperative examination, indications for endoscopic surgery, anesthesia, outpatient surgery. New technologies described. Leading scientists presented c...

The development of general anesthesia techniques and anesthetic substances has opened new horizons for the expansion improvement surgical techniques. Nevertheless, more complex procedures have brought a higher complexity longer duration anesthesia, which led to series adverse events such as hemodynamic instability, under- or overdosage drugs, an increased number post-anesthetic events. In order...